Floating type deburring hand
High float function significantly
reduces teaching time
- Achieving a lightweight, high-strength body and high float function through additive manufacturing of CFRP
- Deburring hand for collaborative robots that makes teaching easier
- The high float amount allows it to follow complex workpiece shapes and stably remove burrs.
- The lightweight body is also suitable for robot arms with small payload capacities.
- The float mechanism makes use of the properties of CFRP material and does not require a drive source.
“Amazing Ideas / Facts!”
The floating type deburring hand is a collaborative robot hand for holding deburring tools.
The components are made of CFRP additively manufactured products, which have a high strength-to-weight ratio and enable free-form production that is not possible with conventional processing methods. They also have a lightweight, high-strength body and a high-float mechanism that does not require a drive source.
It is possible to follow even complex workpiece shapes and remove burrs stably, greatly reducing the time required for teaching.
POINT!
Lightweight due to the use of CFRP material and hollow interior.Excellent !
POINT!
The float mechanism utilizes the elasticity of the CFRP material to follow even complex work shapes.Excellent !
Background / Point for Development
Background
- “Smart Factory”, “Carbon Neutral” require the savings of labor power, resource & energy at manufacturing sites. Automation by “robotization” can be one of the solutions.
However, “robotization” requires teaching, training and the selection of optimal hands, to be able to perform the required tasks. - The light weighted hands are required to operate within the payload limitations. Plus, , human resources with teaching skills and the teaching time need to be secured.
- As the need for automation increases in the deburring process, there is a demand for the ability to remove burrs of complex shapes with minimal teaching.
Point for Development
- By using CFRP additive manufacturing for its component parts, the floating deburring hand has a lightweight, highly rigid body and a free-form product that cannot be manufactured using conventional methods.
- When selecting a robot arm, the payload capacity is not a concern, enabling stable burr removal, following the complex shape of the workpiece, significantly reduces the teaching time.
- The high float mechanism from the characteristics of CFRP, does not require a drive source and can be adjusted to the optimum float force according to the workpiece.
Product Specification
- *For reference:
Special designs and production according to the purpose and use are possible.
| Size | See the diagram |
|---|---|
| Weight | 450 g* |
| Maximum floating range | 10 mm |
| Compatible spindle diameter | ø30 |
- *Excluding steel parts such as spindle and tool changer.
